Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations information
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
Incumbent James Larsen since 26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style
His Excellency
Reports to
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Residence
New York
Nominator
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer
Governor-General of Australia
Inaugural holder
Norman Makin (as Head of Delegation)
Formation
1946
Website
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The ambassador and permanent representative of Australia to the United Nations is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United Nations in New York. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is the lead Australian representative to the UN, although that role is also shared with representatives present at the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United Nations Office in Vienna and the United Nations Office at Nairobi, and the delegations to UNESCO and the United Nations Agencies in Rome. Australia is a charter member of the United Nations and has sent representatives to New York since 1946.
The permanent representative, currently James Larsen, is charged with representing Australia during plenary meetings of the General Assembly and, when Australia holds a non-permanent seat or by invitation, the Security Council, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Prime Minister of Australia) is present. The post is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia in the name of the monarch, and nominated by the prime minister.
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